Hope Challenge

for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

-Dr. Suess

I love Dr. Seuss.  In Oh! The Places You’ll Go, he writes about the “waiting place.” 

I hate to wait, especially for something I really want.  Elizabeth had waited and hoped throughout her marriage for a child.  But I would venture to guess that the last nine months were the hardest wait of all.  When we wait upon the Lord, we never wait in vain.  Waiting can be a spiritual practice if we use our waiting time to practice patience and trust in God.

This week, allow someone to go ahead of you in a line (at the grocery store, the bank, wherever lines form).  Use your “waiting time” to pray silently and ask God to provide you with patience in an area of your life where you are currently feeling frustrated or discouraged. 

-Pastor Tracey Leslie

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